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Monday, August 12, 2013

Plantronics Competes with Google Glasses with New Headset

Plantronics, well known for its high quality gaming and Bluetooth headsets, may be taking the world of headsets to the next level and even competing with Google Glasses with the unveiling of its new Concept 1 Wearable headsets.

This new, innovative Plantronics mobile headset provides useful features, such as gauging the distance from the connected device, tap detection, yes and no gesture recognition, and determines whether or not it is being worn. With just a few gestures, an incoming call can be transferred to a Skype call in seconds. Especially unique, however, is how Plantronics has worked with third party developers to create apps that would help businesses improve communication and efficiency. For example, one app can detect a caller using the caller ID and open the account record associated with that number in SalesForce. Another app tweets every time any activity happens, whether you are taking off your headset, putting it on, or answering a call. This unique feature could be extremely helpful at call centers to help managers better track employee activity.

And, as mentioned, this new headset could even compete with the Google Glasses. It could potentially be paired with your GPS and Google Street View to help you figure out not only where you are, but also what direction you are looking in.

Do you think this new headset would help you be more efficient in your own life? Is this something you could see yourself testing out? Let us know below!